ChillyPhilly

I was playing IV and looking at a picture of Mt. Zancudo and realized it could be smaller than I had it. Making it smaller allows it to run more west to east and that makes the path of the top river match up better with the scene of Trevor flying between the mountains in trailer 2.

I figure the bottom river is the source of the Alamo Sea and I was thinking that it could begin high up in the mountains like many rivers. Perhaps the river begins up in Mt. Chiliad which could be to the west?

InternetKillTV

I was playing IV and looking at a picture of Mt. Zancudo and realized it could be smaller than I had it. Making it smaller allows it to run more west to east and that makes the path of the top river match up better with the scene of Trevor flying between the mountains in trailer 2.

I figure the bottom river is the source of the Alamo Sea and I was thinking that it could begin high up in the mountains like many rivers. Perhaps the river begins up in Mt. Chiliad which could be to the west?

The proportions of this generally look quite well balanced.

I've got a number of niggles with this map and don't agree with the proportions but good job nonetheless.

Choco Taco

So, assuming IV+RDR+SA+room to spare = 30 square miles or so, is this known area you've depicted roughly half of the map?

Not including the ocean, my map is approximately 14 square miles. I'm expecting the land area of the real map to be under 20 square miles. My scale could be off and the real map could have more or less than 20 square miles of land, so... who knows?

QUOTE (InternetKillTV @ Thursday, Apr 18 2013, 09:47)

I've got a number of niggles with this map and don't agree with the proportions but good job nonetheless.

List your niggles and let's get them worked out to try to get everything accurate.

I believe everything on my map lines up well according to the screenshots. Also, the sizes and distances are all possible.

So, assuming IV+RDR+SA+room to spare = 30 square miles or so, is this known area you've depicted roughly half of the map?

Not including the ocean, my map is approximately 14 square miles. I'm expecting the land area of the real map to be under 20 square miles. My scale could be off and the real map could have more or less than 20 square miles of land, so... who knows?

I think they've stated that the map will be as big as RDR+SA+LC with room to spare without the ocean area.Just how big would a map encompassing RDR, SA and LC be in terms of square miles?

Boss7dm

I was playing IV and looking at a picture of Mt. Zancudo and realized it could be smaller than I had it. Making it smaller allows it to run more west to east and that makes the path of the top river match up better with the scene of Trevor flying between the mountains in trailer 2.

I figure the bottom river is the source of the Alamo Sea and I was thinking that it could begin high up in the mountains like many rivers. Perhaps the river begins up in Mt. Chiliad which could be to the west?

I was playing IV and looking at a picture of Mt. Zancudo and realized it could be smaller than I had it. Making it smaller allows it to run more west to east and that makes the path of the top river match up better with the scene of Trevor flying between the mountains in trailer 2.

I figure the bottom river is the source of the Alamo Sea and I was thinking that it could begin high up in the mountains like many rivers. Perhaps the river begins up in Mt. Chiliad which could be to the west?

The size of Los Santos is just ridiculous.

Pick 2 points on my map which you think the distance between them is wrong and we'll examine it.

I was playing IV and looking at a picture of Mt. Zancudo and realized it could be smaller than I had it.á Making it smaller allows it to run more west to east and that makes the path of the top river match up better with the scene of Trevor flying between the mountains in trailer 2.

I figure the bottom river is the source of the Alamo Sea and I was thinking that it could begin high up in the mountains like many rivers.á Perhaps the river begins up in Mt. Chiliad which could be to the west?

The size of Los Santos is just ridiculous.

Pick 2 points on my map which you think the distance between them is wrong and we'll examine it.

Bro, the map isn't multiplative, it's f*cking additive because R* have already said this. You're making LS look smaller than it is.

AlienWillHeMonsta

Bro, the map isn't multiplative, it's f*cking additive because R* have already said this. You're making LS look smaller than it is.

I'm not sure what you're trying to say.

See my post above. If you use your multiplicative example then RDR is the largest map therefore there would be no need to include the SA map or the GTA IV map as comparison as they're smaller. BUT - R* mentioned all three maps combined not overlapping

And not derail the thread any further if you watch the second trailer where Trevor jumps out of the plane between 1:22 - 1:24 you can see further land mass in the top right of the screen through the clouds (near the horizon) in addition to the 'prison/airport' structure at the bottom of the screen. That's a lot of draw distance indicating a big map.

I think the various mountain screenshots we see with the river and bridges and trains etc are part of the Chiliad mountain range.The huge mountain we see in trailer one I think could be Chiliad and we are viewing it from one of the other mountains in the range.Alamo Sea connects the desert with wilderness and Chiliad mountainsThe river source is somewhere high within the Chiliad mountain range and flows INTO the Alamo SeaAnother river flows OUT from the Alamo Sea, through the desert and passes by the triangular mountain we see in various screenshots from the cityThis triangular mountain is placed north of Los Santos within the desert region and is the main mountain for the desert but much smaller compared to the Chiliad range

So that is my alternative layout for the map.

I believe we are stood in the Northern region of the Chiliad mountains, looking west, across the Alamo Sea towards the desert region, which is North of Los Santos.

At the top left of screenshot, you can see a triangular shaped mountain, I think this is the same mountain we see in various city screenshots, just North of Los Santos.

Also, the river is very wide in above screenshot, compare it to the other screenshots where we see a river. Rivers start narrow and become wider, not vice versa.That river is flowing into the Alamo Sea in my opinion.